French Polynesia
Cooks eyes submarine cable through French Polynesia
The Cook Islands is thinking about joining a new submarine telecommunication connection that would link it to Hawaii through French Polynesia. Audio
Sport: Tiki Toa thumped by Brazil
Tahiti were outclassed 10-4 by Brazil in their final group match at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai.
Tahiti tax fraud case in court in September
The appeal court in French Polynesia says it will hear a major tax fraud case involving the finance company Sofipac next September.
Tahiti talks to settle gravel dispute
The French Polynesian public works minister has received a delegation from an anti-nuclear group over a shipment of gravel which the groups says is irradiated.
Sport: Tiki Toa seal semis spot in Dubai
Tahiti have sealed a semi-final berth at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai.
Sport: Tahiti beach soccer team making winning start in Dubai
Tahiti have made a winning start at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, edging Poland 5-4 in Dubai.
Pacific countries on track to eliminate filariasis by 2020
Pacific Island countries are on track to eliminate the disease filariasis from the region in the next few years says the World Health Organisation.
Controversial French Polynesia gravel offloaded
Gravel sent to French Polynesia's Mangareva island is still in port amid a dispute over whether the material is irradiated.
Jail term sought for Pakumotu members in Tahiti
The prosecution in French Polynesia has called for a four-year jail sentence for self-styled king of the Pakumotu republic following a rebellion two years ago.
Call for common sense in Tahiti gravel row
The French Polynesian government has called for common sense over the offloading of a shipment of gravel.
Fear of radiation prompts gravel ban
A cargo ship in French Polynesia has been banned from offloading gravel on Mangareva due to fears it may be irradiated.
French Polynesia atoll sale case goes to France's top court
Prosecutors in French Polynesia have decided to take a former president Gaston Flosse and a leading pearl producer Robert Wan to the highest court in France.
Tahiti's Tong Sang in criminal court
The trial of former French Polynesian president Gaston Tong Sang who was accused of abusing public funds to pay for phantom jobs eight years ago has been held.
Sport: Tahiti call on Swiss coach to fix beach soccer slump
Swiss beach soccer coach Angelo Schirinzi is back with the Tahiti team as they attempt to halt a five match losing streak.
Tahoeraa's Sarkozy deal queried
Doubt has been cast on the reported link-up of French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party with France's Republicans.
Contamination concern in French Polynesia
A French Polynesian nuclear test veterans group has raised its concern that contaminated gravel is about to be used for road construction on Mangareva.
Tahiti thanks for French education
The French Polynesian president has thanked the visiting French education minister and the French state for the financial assistance towards sustaining the territory's education sector.
Push against phosphate mining in French Polynesia
A petition has been launched in a bid to halt the planned resumption of phosphate mining on French Polynesia's Makatea atoll.
Two appeals in Tahiti chinaware theft case
There have been two appeals in the case of a former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse fined for taking chinaware from the presidential palace.
French Polynesia boasts world's top resort
The US travel site Conde Nast has named The Brando in French Polynesia as the world's best resort.
